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Robert-Houdin, The Great Wizard, Celebrated French Conjurer, Author, and Ambassador: Translated From the French
by Mackenzie, Dr. R. Shelton
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Minneapolis: Carl W. Jones: Publisher of Magic, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Octavo. xiv, 458 pages. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Illustrated end papers. Red cloth hardcover with illustration on the front and title on the spine. Red illustrated, price clipped, dust jacket. Cloth binding is damp stained with light soil. Browning to the inner hinges, gutters, and end sheets. Dust jacket is worn, creases, and damp stained. A fair hardcover in a fair jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28843
- Title
- Robert-Houdin, The Great Wizard, Celebrated French Conjurer, Author, and Ambassador
- Author
- Mackenzie, Dr. R. Shelton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carl W. Jones: Publisher of Magic
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis
- Date Published
- 1944
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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